The Nigerian government is considering replacing the Bank Verification Numbers with the National Identity Numbers, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said on Monday. Mr Pantami disclosed this while briefing journalists after a facility tour and inspection of the ongoing NIN enrolment exercise at NIMC and other […]
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The ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise has been extended by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. This message was conveyed by the Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), FNCS, FBCS, FIIM during the […]
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) is set to host the maiden edition of Virtual Structured Engagement with Key Stakeholders in the Nigerian Telecom & ICT Sector on the New National Broadband Plan 2020- 2025 with a theme; – Realizing the new set target of 70% […]
Following the January 19, 2021 deadline given by the federal government for the submission of subscribers’ National Identification Number (NIN) ,telecoms operators have received a total of 47.8 million NINs from subscribers, even as submission of NINs has continued, the federal government has said. The number of active telecoms subscribers […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has approved the licensing of 173 private sector Agents and 30 State Governments/Public Sector Institutions to conduct enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the National Identity Database (NIDB) on behalf of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). […]
The House of Representatives has asked the National Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the 31st December deadline issued to sim card owners to submit their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to their network providers to prevent blocking. The motion was moved on Wednesday during plenary by the House Minority Leader, Ndudi […]
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has ordered mobile telecommunication operators in the country to stop the sale and registration of new SIM cards. The directive applies to all mobile operators including MTN, Globacom, Airtel and 9Mobile. The directive was contained in a statement by the communications ministry […]
ITREALMS Media, the international multiple-award-winning online publication, is set to host its 2020 Electronic Waste (e-Waste) dialogue in Lagos on Thursday, December 17 at Welcome Centre Hotels, along international airport road, Lagos. The theme of this year’s event is ‘e-Waste in Nigeria: Challenges and Opportunities.’ Editor-in-chief of ITREALMS Media Inc, publishers […]
As the world grapples with the unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, young people continue to remain the most affected socio-economically. And, while everyone is feeling the impact of the coronavirus crisis in one way or another, Nigerian youth have had a particularly difficult time. To help counter the […]
In its bid to validate its stance as a forward-looking independent telecommunications regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), has given a heads-up it is mulling a Developmental Programme For Assistive Technology In Telecommunications, Cyber Era has learnt. The programme will hold virtually 10.00am on December 10, 2020, according to […]